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📌 ABOUT THIS DATABASE

40+ funded pilot opportunities in energy, waste and heavy industry: corporate venture-client programmes, accelerators with a named industrial buyer, and public calls that fund real-world deployment. Every row has a named backer and a verified source.

How to use it: filter by your sector, then by status.

🟢 Active - applications open now, deadline in the row. 🟤 Rolling - continuous intake, apply any time. 🔵 Coming soon - between cycles. Check Typical window and start preparing now: corporate pilots are won months before the form opens.

What's not here: mentorship-only accelerators, hackathons, and corporate VC arms that invest without committing to a pilot.

Sourced from official programme pages, corporate newsrooms, and direct conversations with corporate innovation and CVC teams.

Last verified: August 2026. Confirm the deadline on the programme's own page before you apply.

About us: Meridian Arc is commercial advisory for energy and infrastructure. We work with operators entering new markets or preparing a raise, and with the investors who back projects in them. Check out our frameworks on pilot-to-contract conversion and project finance: meridianarc.co/resources

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Funded POC opportunities in Energy, Waste & Heavy Industry

Tactical asset for the energy and infrastructure founder community. © 2026 Meridian Arc Ltd